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John Ford

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

01/02/1894

Day of Death

31/08/1973
(79) years old

Place of Birth

Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

John Ford

Biography

John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). ... Read More

Known For

Filmmakers for the Prosecution

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Five Came Back

Spanish Western

John Ford & Monument Valley

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

Monument Valley: John Ford Country

Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner

Shooting War

Filmography

Cast

2023

Filmmakers for the Prosecution

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2019

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2017

Five Came Back

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Spanish Western

as Self (archive footage)

2013

John Ford & Monument Valley

as Self (archive footage)

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

2009

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Monument Valley: John Ford Country

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

2006

Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Arane...

as Himself (archive footage)

2000

Shooting War

as himself

2000

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

as Self (archive footage)

2000

John Wayne-A Life on Film

as Self (archive footage)

1999

National Geographic Explorer: The Battle...

as Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (u...

1992

Omnibus: John Ford, Part One

as Self (archive footage)

1992

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

as Self

1992

Fonda on Fonda

as Self (archive footage)

1989

John Ford's America

as Himself (Archive Footage)

1971

The American West of John Ford

as Self

1971

Directed by John Ford

as Self (uncredited)

1970

My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns

as Self

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as Ned (uncredited)

1958

The Western: A Lost TV Special

as Self

1952

Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Sta...

as Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)

1951

The Screen Director

as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredi...

1943

Show-Business at War

as Self

1943

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy ...

as J.P. Baldwin

1929

Big Time

as John Ford (uncredited)

1917

The Scrapper

as Buck, the scrapper

1917

The Trail of Hate

as Lt. Jack Brewer

1917

The Tornado

as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)

1916

The Purple Mask

as (unconfirmed)

1916

The Bandit's Wager

1915

The Broken Coin

as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)

1915

The Birth of a Nation

as Klansman (uncredited)

1914

A Study in Scarlet

as John H. Watson, M.D.

1914

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

Crew

1992

Unforgiven

as Thanks

1976

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

as Director

1971

Vietnam! Vietnam!

as Executive Producer

1965

7 Women

as Director

1965

7 Women

as Producer

1964

Cheyenne Autumn

as Director

1964

Cheyenne Autumn

as Producer

1963

Donovan's Reef

as Producer

1963

Donovan's Reef

as Director

1962

How the West Was Won

as Director

1962

Flashing Spikes

as Director

1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Producer

1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Director

1961

Two Rode Together

as Director

1961

Two Rode Together

as Producer

1960

The Colter Craven Story

as Director

1960

The Alamo

as Second Unit Director

1960

Sergeant Rutledge

as Director

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as Director

1959

Korea

as Director

1958

The Last Hurrah

as Director

1958

The Last Hurrah

as Producer

1958

Gideon's Day

as Director

1957

The Rising of the Moon

as Director

1957

The Wings of Eagles

as Director

1957

The Growler Story

as Director

1956

The Searchers

as Director

1955

Mister Roberts

as Director

1955

The Red, White and Blue Line

as Director

1955

The Long Gray Line

as Director

1953

Mogambo

as Director

1953

The Sun Shines Bright

as Producer

1953

The Sun Shines Bright

as Director

1952

What Price Glory

as Director

1952

The Quiet Man

as Producer

1952

The Quiet Man

as Writer

1952

The Quiet Man

as Director

1951

This Is Korea!

as Director

1950

Rio Grande

as Director

1950

Rio Grande

as Producer

1950

Wagon Master

as Director

1950

Wagon Master

as Executive Producer

1950

Wagon Master

as Presenter

1950

Wagon Master

as Story

1950

When Willie Comes Marching Home

as Director

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Director

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Executive Producer

1949

Mighty Joe Young

as Executive Producer

1948

3 Godfathers

as Director

1948

3 Godfathers

as Producer

1948

3 Godfathers

as Presenter

1948

Fort Apache

as Director

1948

Fort Apache

as Executive Producer

1947

The Fugitive

as Director

1947

The Fugitive

as Producer

1947

The Fugitive

as Presenter

1946

My Darling Clementine

as Director

1946

It's Your America

as Director

1945

They Were Expendable

as Director

1945

They Were Expendable

as Producer

1945

Nazi Concentration Camps

as Producer

1944

In Memoriam Manuel Quezon

as Director

1943

At the Front in North Africa with the U....

as Director

1943

December 7th

as Director

1943

December 7th

as Producer

1943

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy ...

as Director

1943

German Industrial Manpower

as Director

1942

The Battle of Midway

as Producer

1942

The Battle of Midway

as Director

1942

The Battle of Midway

as Writer

1942

The Battle of Midway

as Director of Photography

1942

The Battle of Midway

as Editor

1942

Sex Hygiene

as Director

1942

Torpedo Squadron

as Director

1941

Women in Defense

as Producer

1941

Women in Defense

as Director

1941

How Green Was My Valley

as Director

1941

Tobacco Road

as Director

1940

The Long Voyage Home

as Director

1940

The Long Voyage Home

as Producer

1940

The Grapes of Wrath

as Director

1939

Drums Along the Mohawk

as Director

1939

Young Mr. Lincoln

as Director

1939

Stagecoach

as Producer

1939

Stagecoach

as Director

1938

Submarine Patrol

as Director

1938

Four Men and a Prayer

as Director

1937

The Hurricane

as Director

1937

Wee Willie Winkie

as Director

1936

The Plough and the Stars

as Director

1936

Mary of Scotland

as Director

1936

The Last Outlaw

as Story

1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island

as Director

1935

Steamboat Round the Bend

as Director

1935

The Informer

as Director

1935

The Informer

as Producer

1935

The Whole Town's Talking

as Director

1935

The Whole Town's Talking

as Producer

1934

Judge Priest

as Director

1934

The World Moves On

as Director

1934

The Lost Patrol

as Director

1934

The Lost Patrol

as Producer

1933

Doctor Bull

as Director

1933

Pilgrimage

as Director

1932

Flesh

as Director

1932

Flesh

as Producer

1932

Air Mail

as Director

1931

Arrowsmith

as Director

1931

The Brat

as Director

1931

Seas Beneath

as Director

1930

Up the River

as Director

1930

Born Reckless

as Director

1930

Men Without Women

as Director

1930

Men Without Women

as Story

1930

Men Without Women

as Producer

1929

Salute

as Director

1929

Salute

as Producer

1929

The Black Watch

as Director

1929

Strong Boy

as Director

1928

Riley the Cop

as Director

1928

Riley the Cop

as Producer

1928

Napoleon's Barber

as Director

1928

Hangman's House

as Director

1928

Hangman's House

as Producer

1928

Four Sons

as Director

1928

Four Sons

as Producer

1927

Mother Machree

as Director

1927

Mother Machree

as Producer

1927

Upstream

as Director

1926

The Blue Eagle

as Director

1926

The Blue Eagle

as Producer

1926

3 Bad Men

as Producer

1926

3 Bad Men

as Director

1926

The Shamrock Handicap

as Director

1926

The Shamrock Handicap

as Producer

1925

The Fighting Heart

as Director

1925

Thank You

as Director

1925

The Iron Horse

as Director

1925

The Iron Horse

as Producer

1925

Kentucky Pride

as Director

1925

Lightnin'

as Director

1924

Hearts of Oak

as Director

1923

Hoodman Blind

as Director

1923

North of Hudson Bay

as Director

1923

Cameo Kirby

as Director

1923

Three Jumps Ahead

as Writer

1923

Three Jumps Ahead

as Director

1923

The Face on the Barroom Floor

as Director

1922

The Village Blacksmith

as Director

1922

Silver Wings

as Director

1922

Little Miss Smiles

as Director

1921

Jackie

as Director

1921

Sure Fire

as Director

1921

Action

as Director

1921

Desperate Trails

as Director

1921

The Wallop

as Director

1921

The Freeze-Out

as Director

1921

The Big Punch

as Writer

1921

The Big Punch

as Director

1920

Just Pals

as Director

1920

Hitchin' Posts

as Director

1920

The Girl in Number 29

as Director

1920

The Prince of Avenue A

as Director

1919

Marked Men

as Director

1919

A Gun Fightin' Gentleman

as Director

1919

A Gun Fightin' Gentleman

as Story

1919

Rider of the Law

as Director

1919

The Ace of the Saddle

as Director

1919

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

as Director

1919

The Last Outlaw

as Director

1919

The Last Outlaw

as Story

1919

Riders of Vengeance

as Screenplay

1919

Riders of Vengeance

as Director

1919

The Gun Packer

as Story

1919

The Gun Packer

as Director

1919

By Indian Post

as Director

1919

Gun Law

as Director

1919

Bare Fists

as Director

1919

The Rustlers

as Director

1919

A Fight For Love

as Director

1919

The Fighting Brothers

as Director

1919

Roped

as Director

1918

Three Mounted Men

as Director

1918

The Craving

as Writer

1918

The Craving

as Director

1918

A Woman's Fool

as Director

1918

Hell Bent

as Director

1918

Hell Bent

as Story

1918

Hell Bent

as Writer

1918

The Scarlet Drop

as Story

1918

The Scarlet Drop

as Director

1918

Thieves' Gold

as Director

1918

Wild Women

as Director

1918

The Phantom Riders

as Director

1917

Bucking Broadway

as Director

1917

A Marked Man

as Director

1917

The Secret Man

as Director

1917

The Secret Man

as Scenario Writer

1917

Straight Shooting

as Director

1917

Cheyenne's Pal

as Story

1917

Cheyenne's Pal

as Director

1917

The Soul Herder

as Director

1917

The Scrapper

as Director

1917

The Scrapper

as Writer

1917

The Tornado

as Director

1917

The Tornado

as Writer

1915

The Broken Coin

as Assistant Director

1914

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

as Props

1914

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

as Stunts